The countess was growing old, and her small body, which had refused to grow like that of other people, was too weak to handle the process of aging, no matter what the servants did, the countess's health kept degrading, even the rising star of the area, Isabela, with her diploma of medicine, could do nothing to be of aid, this was no disease that could be solved, Ada was simply too old, and her body could not handle it.
Still, she kept on writing in the book, and she kept on trying to do something about the problems the people faced, that was what the lord was supposed to do, and unfortunately, Ada had no children or family leftover once she died.
She had tried to start a family, and sought out men, but not only was it difficult to convince someone to come live in a castle in the middle of nowhere, especially in the world of today, when one could lead better lives in the cities, but none had seemed comfortable with the way she looked.
